Ezekiel Elliott's motion denied, suspension reinstated

Elliott missed practice Thursday to attend the hearing in New York. He now can't rejoin his teammates until preparation begins for the Christmas Eve game against the Seattle Seahawks.

While this case has seemed never-ending, Elliott has few options left to avoid serving the suspension in 2017. He and the NFL Players Association can request an en banc hearing in the 2nd Circuit, in which the entire court reviews the case, but those are rarely granted. He could also try for the Supreme Court, but that's also unlikely and he's coming off two decisive losses in New York.

Roy Oliver, the fired Balch Springs police officer who shot and killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards (right) as he was driving away from a party.

Cop 'flipped off' car full of teens after killing Jordan Edwards, records show

The records reveal a troubling pattern of behavior before and after Roy Oliver fired his rifle into a black Chevrolet Impala full of teenagers leaving a party April 29.

Oliver, 38, was a member of a group called "Caucasians in Effect" in middle school, court documents reveal. He carried a stun gun and a knife, "posted swastikas in public places and hated anyone who was not caucasian," the record says.

The court filing also reveals a psychological exam that Oliver took in 2011 while applying for another law enforcement job showed he had an "elevated score" on the "risk-taking index."

A man in a white shirt and jeans, wearing sunglasses and a white baseball cap, walked into a Killeen 7-Eleven on June 9, 2008. He placed a handgun on the counter and ordered the terrified cashier to hand over all the cash in the register and a carton of cigarettes.

A Bell County jury in 2009 decided that George Powell, a 6-foot-3 musician with broad shoulders who had for years been a thorn in the side of local police, was the man captured in the store’s surveillance footage. An expert for the prosecutor told jurors the man in the video was at least 6-1. A jailhouse snitch told them that Powell had confessed to the crime while they both were in the local lockup. The jury sentenced Powell to 28 years in prison.

The political wreckage includes a mayor who accuses the six council members who voted in favor of tearing down the armory of working against the citizens of Garland; a council member — one of those six — facing an oddly-timed recall petition; and the unexpected resignations of two park board members.

Mayor Douglas Athas, who announced immediately after the armory vote that he would also soon resign, has yet to do so and now says that his role is to save Garland residents from the poor governance of what he calls the "gang of six".

Photo of the day

Fall Out Boy's lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump (left), drummer Andy Hurley (center) and bassist Pete Wentz perform on stage during a Mania Tour concert at American Airlines Center on Wednesday night — the biggest venue the band has played in Dallas in the 14 years they've been playing music. For two ex-emo kids (and die-hard fans), the worry was real.

Eviction doesn’t just mean getting kicked out of your home. It involves a court judgment against you. If Rooters paid two months of her income, she could avoid that stain on her rental record. But if she left the debt unpaid, she could save what little money she had and use it to start anew.